Floating Cleaning Frame to Protect Waste Gas Purifier Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing waste gas purification apparatuses in reflow ovens accumulate flux, making them difficult to clean without damaging easily corroded connecting components.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning frame that keeps the waste gas purification apparatus floating in a cleaning solution, using a sidewall and counterweight to isolate the connecting components from the solution, simplifying the cleaning process and preventing corrosion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the waste gas purification apparatus is completely immersed in the cleaning solution for thorough cleaning, then the cleaning effectiveness is improved, but the connecting component becomes corroded due to exposure to the cleaning solution
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning frame divides the waste gas purification apparatus into two zones: the filtration component is immersed in the cleaning solution for effective cleaning, while the connecting component is kept above the solution level to avoid corrosion. This spatial segmentation resolves the contradiction between thorough cleaning and protection of sensitive components.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the apparatus are subjected to different cleaning conditions: the filtration component receives full immersion cleaning while the connecting component receives partial exposure or no exposure to the cleaning solution. This local differentiation of cleaning intensity protects the connecting component from corrosion while maintaining cleaning effectiveness for the filtration component.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the connecting component is removed manually before cleaning, then corrosion risk is reduced, but the cleaning process becomes tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning frame merges the protection function and cleaning function into a single integrated structure. The frame holds the apparatus in a position where the connecting component is automatically protected from the cleaning solution while the filtration component is immersed, eliminating the need for manual removal and reinstallation of the connecting component.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning frame enables the apparatus to be cleaned in a self-service manner without requiring manual disassembly. The frame structure itself provides the protection mechanism, allowing the connecting component to remain attached while being kept out of the cleaning solution through the floating and positioning mechanisms.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the waste gas purification apparatus is kept floating on the cleaning solution surface, then the connecting component is protected from corrosion, but the filtration component may not be fully immersed for effective cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning frame uses a counterweight mechanism to control the floating position of the apparatus. By adjusting the counterweight, the frame balances the apparatus so that the filtration component sinks into the cleaning solution for effective cleaning while the connecting component remains above the solution surface to avoid corrosion.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning frame introduces vertical positioning control as an additional dimension to the cleaning process. By controlling the vertical position of the apparatus in the cleaning solution through the floating mechanism, it achieves simultaneous protection of the connecting component and effective cleaning of the filtration component.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Simplifies the cleaning process by keeping the apparatus floating, eliminating the need to manually remove connecting components and reducing time and risk of corrosion.
Implementation Method 1
The cleaning frame according to the present application comprises a counterweight, the counterweight being connected to the sidewall, in order to keep the waste gas purification apparatus on the surface of the cleaning solution in a balanced fashion
Implementation Method 2
the sidewall of the cleaning frame can at least partially float above the surface of the cleaning solution, so as to isolate the connecting component of the waste gas purification apparatus from the cleaning solution
Data Source
AI summary
The present application provides a cleaning frame, for keeping a waste gas purification apparatus (150) in a cleaning solution, the waste gas purification apparatus comprising an end plate (132) and a connecting component (131) located above the end plate, and the cleaning frame comprising a bottom (101) and a sidewall (103). The bottom is provided with a channel running through the bottom. The sidewall is formed by upward extension from the bottom around the channel; the sidewall and the bottom enclose a holding cavity. The cleaning frame is configured such that the waste gas purification apparatus can be kept floating in the cleaning solution by the cleaning frame, and the sidewall (103) of the cleaning frame can at least partially float above the surface of the cleaning solution, so as to isolate the connecting component of the waste gas purification apparatus from the cleaning solution. At the same time as enabling the cleaning of a filtration component (133) in the waste gas purification apparatus, the cleaning frame of the present application eliminates the operating step of manually removing the connecting component from the waste gas purification apparatus, so that the operating steps involved in cleaning the waste gas purification apparatus are simplified, and the time cost is low.